Hey NBA/MLB, the NFL doesn't care about your coronavirus concerns! (3/16)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

Today's word of the day is 'distancing' as in social distancing needs to be taken seriously if we want to combat the coronavirus (:06) ! Let's get you updated on the coronavirus: CDC says no large groups in public for the next 8 weeks (4:55). Here's what it means for sports. MLB isn't starting in April or May, maybe June, probably July (6:10). NBA has handled these things perfectly, but today Adam Silver slipped when the words 'financial damage' leaked (10:49). What the NFL chose to do today was shameful... it was tone deaf... the league should have held off for some time (13:35). Trevor Bauer felt like it was necessary to hold a Sandlot-style game to help 'grow the game' in the middle of a pandemic... why (17:33)? The NFL ratified its CBA over the weekend and the vote was way, way closer than I thought it would be (18:35). The UFC is out of its mind if they think they are going to have any more fights for the time being... Hey, Dana White stop it (21:55). Here are the Top 5 books to read (24:45) during quarantine: 5. Moneyball 4. The Natural 3. ???? 2. ??? 1. ??. So You Wanna Talk To Samson (31:00)!? Someone asked me how executives handle a crisis like this... who gets paid? who doesn't? What would I do if I was still with the Marlins...ANNOUNCING THE #MLBBEARDCHALLENGE !!!

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2020-03-16 46 min

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